Why SA is burning: Power to the people still a pipe dream
Social grants haven't kept pace with electricity hikes in South Africa -- and this will be the main cause of a rise in service delivery protests.
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Clinic evacuated as Ratanda protests simmer
The Ratanda township was calm on Wednesday morning but staff removed expensive medicines from the clinic for fear of further protests and arson.
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Scores arrested in Tembisa protests
Fifty-two people were arrested during a service-delivery protest in Tembisa on Friday, Gauteng police said.
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Rubber bullets fired at Tembisa protesters
Police fired rubber bullets to disperse a service delivery protest in Tembisa after about 2 000 residents threw bottles and stones at police.
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Residents up in arms over shooting
Residents of the Thembelihle are again up in arms following allegations that the police used live ammunition to break up their protests.
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Thembelihle protesters' fire causes R1.5m damage
Protesting residents of Thembelihle set fire to three load centres, causing damage of R1.5-million during this week's service delivery protests.
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Cops keep close watch on Thembelihle
A heavy police contingent remained in Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, on Wednesday after violent service delivery protests swept the area.
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ANC fingered in violent protests
Divisions at the local level of the ANC are among the chief factors fuelling service delivery protests.
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'Politicians should be sent to defuse protests'
Politicians, not the police, should be sent to defuse service delivery protests in disillusioned communities, says former Cabinet minister Jay Naidoo.
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Diepkloof: Eskom persuades protesters to step down
Diepkloof in Soweto was quiet on Saturday morning after protesters blocked off roads and set tyres on fire because of electricity cuts.
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